Summer Games Done Quick has officially begun. Prepare yourself for a weeklong event of speedrunning video games to raise money. What is this money being raised for? Doctors Without Borders, a humanitarian-aid group bringing help across the globe. Who is putting on the event? The speedrunning community, Speed Demos Archive and Games Done Quick. What better way to start off your summer than to enjoy an enormous list of video games being played through at high speeds for a great cause.

Doctors Without Borders is an international, non-governmental group founded in 1971. It began in Geneva, Switzerland, as Médecins Sans Frontières. The group focuses it’s efforts to bring medical professionals to those in need around the globe. The humanitarian-aid organization gathers doctors, nurses, logistical experts and more to volunteer for countries afflicted by a lack of healthcare. If you would like to donate to this cause, head on over to the Summer Games Done Quick page; link below.

The bi-annual event kicked off with Super Mario 3D World and was immediately followed by Crash Bandicoot: Warped. The list of games is entirely staggering. Here is a small portion of some of the games to be played:

Donkey Kong Country

Kirby Super Star

Battletoads & Double Dragon

Alex Kidd in Shinobi World

Mega Man 6

Gex 64

Bomberman Hero

Yoshi’s Story

Metroid Fusion

Dustforce

Ninjabread Man

Sonic Unleashed

Super Meat Boy

Psychonauts

Deus Ex: Human Revolution

Super Mario Sunshine

The list goes on and on and on until the grand finale Saturday night; Final Fantasy VI (estimated as a seven hour run). All kinds of shenanigans will take place, such as bonus incentives, glitch runs, and races. Depending on the amount, those that donate have chances to win video game themed prices and influence particular speedruns.

Summer Games Done Quick is being put on by Games Done Quick, which is responsible for the similar winter event, Awesome Games Done Quick. The group brings together like-minded video game fans for a weeklong event of great video games and charity funding. In addition to donating straight to the cause, you can also purchase a number of shirts made just for the event. The Yetee is selling these shirts for $11 a piece with $3 automatically going to Doctors Without Borders.

If you have favorite video games, Summer Games Done Quick 2014 is a stream you could be enjoying. The stream started today (June 22) and will continue nonstop until it ends Saturday (June 28). The playing literally doesn’t stop all week long, some game will be played no matter the hour. So no matter when you have free time, check out the stream to see great video games being played with masterful skill all for the cause of helping those in need around the world. For an extensive list of where to donate, game times, and more, check out the links below.